Wave-motor.



NlTED TELESPHORE J. BEAUBETTE,

OF LOS ANGELES, CALF-GBNIA.

wave-Moron'.

No. 915,153. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented March 16, 1909.

Application led July 21, 1995. Serial No. ll..

T o all whom it may concern:

Beit known that i, TELnsPnonn J. BEAU- DETTE, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city oi Los Angeles, county oi Los Angeles, and State oi California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Wave-h/lotors, oi whichl the Jfollowing. is a specification.

lt is the object or" my invention to utilize the power produced by the action of the waves by means oi a plurality oi paddles and levers operated by such wave action, and also to providemeans for bringing the levers back to normal positions, and also for protecting the bed of the ocean against being washed out beneath the' paddles, and also in arranging'mechanism beneath each paddle which is capable or" adjustment so as to produce a most efficient action oi the wave upon the paddles and levers whether the waves be high or low.

My device is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is aside elevation of my improvedl wave motor with parts=` broken away for clearness of illustration. Fig. 2` is a plan partly broken away in which one complete addle and mechanism is shown, the position of others being shown diagrammatically. Fig. 3 is an enlarged broken detail of part of the addle mechanism. Fig. 4 is a top plan of Fig. 3. i v

In the drawings 5 is a wharf structure which is placed in a body'ot water subject to wave actiona suitable distance from the shore. Upon this wharf structure are*mountu ed power levers 6 which are provided bearing arms v7, which slide upon shaft boxes `8. ln these shaft boxes are mounted shafts 9 whichpass through and are-supported by thevertically movable racks 10.

" These racks are guided vertically by guide sleeves 11 which are braced by 'braces12- On oneside oi the racks are secured teeth 13' which engage with pinions 14, ',nounted on shafts 15 adjacent to the guide` sleeves.4 Upon shaft 15 is also mounted a lever 16 which is provided with a dog 17 by means of which the pinion 14 can be operated to raise the rack 10. Dog 18 engages rack 19 and holds the lever aiter'the rack has been adjusted.

` 20 is a brake wheel rigidly secured upon shaft 15 and is adaptedto be engaged by brake lever 21 so that when dog 17 is disengaged from raclr^ 19 the paddles can be lowered.

There are preferably three pevve'r levers secured to each paddle., one at each end and one in the center, these are connected by the crossv bar 2 2. The central lever extends prei` erably to a greater height than the other lever of each paddle and is provided with a the top portion oi the lever. The position is revolubly mounted in bearings 25 and 26 'secured to the lever.

to sleeve 23 and runs around clutch drum 2S and thence over direction changing pulley 29 and is provided with a bucket 30 on the end thereof. YThis bucket has a cockv 31 atthe bottom thereof, so that the water which is put into the bucket can be emptied thererom as desired. The purpose oi this bucket is to counterbalanee the paddle and to aid the same in returning quickly to its operative position and to take up the slack of the cable. Drum 28 iorins the outer member oi a clutch and 29 is the inner member of the clutch. This clutch is secured upon the iowershaft 32 upon the outer end oiwhich is secured the driving pulley 33 which transmits power to driven machinery not shown. Beloweach paddle is mounted an adjustable apron 34 which is secured by link bars 35 to the stringere 36, the connections being all ivotal connections.

bar 38 is 'pivotally secured to lever 37 and to apron 34. Near the tcpl of lever 37 is a `notched quadrant 40 to hold the lever in its adjusted position. By means of lever 37 apron 34 can be adjustedto lie closer to or of the power levers` slide upon the shaft of this sleeve is controlled by screw 24 which A cable 27 is secured j ln operating lever 37 A1s also pivotally secured tothe Stringer Link farther' away Jfrom the paddles, thereby per#t sleeve 23 which `slides longitudinally uponloo of the power lever. These boxes which boxes 'term the iulcrurrs of the paddles run over claim is: f

power levers, and screws 44 adjust the position of the power lever'bearing'boxes upon the shaft boxes. When the tide rises and falls Oras-the wave action is greater or less 5 the paddles are raised or loweredas desired by means of the rack and pinion before described, There is a plurality ofpower paddles. which are at different distances 'from the shore, but the cables ,from the clutch mechanism mounted on a common power shaft, sothat there shall be provided a practically constant power to drive the power shaft.

' aving described my invention what I 1. In a wave lmotor a plurality of power 'levers 'having paddles on their lower ends arranged in staggered relation to each other; means for supporting said power levers inchanging the point at which said levers' are supported; means for raising and lowering sai( power levers; supporting means connected to the top of said power levers for transmitting the power thereof; and means .ior, shifting the connection of the power transmitting means with reference to the levers.

2. In a'wave motor ay plurality said levers being arranged in staggered relation to each other; adjustable means for supportin said power levers intermediate the ends tIiereof; Aadjustable means for raising and lowering said power levers; means connected to the top of said power levers for transmitting the power thereof; and adjustable means for shifting the connection of the oi power 30 levers having paddles on their lower ends;

power transmitting means with reference to the levers.

3. In a wave inotor a plurality oi power levers having paddles on their lower ends; vbearing arms secured to said levers intermediate the ends; shaft boxes mounted in said arms; means to shift the position -of said.l

scribed herein. the combination of power the lower ends;

levers having paddles on with means below said paddles for holding the water below said paddles from cutting the soil beneath the same.

5. In a wave motor of the character described herein, power levers having paddles on their lower ends; adjustable supporting means secured to said levers lintermediate the ends thereof; and means adjustably connected to the iop of said levers for transmitting the power tliereol'.'

In witness that I claim the 'foregoing I have hereuiite subscribed my name this 16th day of July, i908 l TELESPHGRE J. BEAUIBET'IE.

Il lVitnesses:

G. E. HARPHAM, S. B AUSTIN.

secured on the end oi said 

